FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TOWNSEND RICHARD J
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Monocle Acquisition Corp [MNCL] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP and CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O MONOCLE ACQUISITION CORPORATION, 750 LEXINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 1501		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/11/2019
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/11/2019   P   591,334 A (1) 4,589,303 I See footnote (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrant $ 11.50 02/11/2019   P   591,334     (3)   (4) Common Stock 591,334 (1) 591,334 I See footnote (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TOWNSEND RICHARD J
C/O MONOCLE ACQUISITION CORPORATION
750 LEXINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 1501
NEW YORK, NY 10022		     X   EVP and CFO  

Signatures

 /s/ Alan I. Annex, Attorney-in-Fact   02/11/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Simultaneously with the Issuer's initial public offering, Monocle Partners, LLC (the "Sponsor") acquired, at a price of $10.00 per unit, 591,334 units (the "Private Units") in a private placement for an aggregate purchase price of $5,913,340. Each Private Unit consists of one share of common stock and one warrant.
(2) The securities are held directly by the Sponsor and indirectly by Eric J. Zahler, Sai S. Devabhaktuni and Richard J. Townsend as managers of the Sponsor. Each of Messrs. Zahler, Devabhaktuni and Townsend disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3) The warrants will become exercisable on the later of 30 days after the completion of the Issuer's initial business combination or February 11, 2020.
(4) The warrants expire five years after the completion of the Issuer's initial business combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

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